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Spaghetti Squash

So for dinner one night Normy and I had some Spaghetti Squash and I cooked it with this recipe

So we only ate one half of the squash so we had another half leftover so I wanted to eat it the next day for lunch, but I wanted to do something different so I preheated my oven to 350 degrees and grabbed a little pan and put the other half of the spaghetti squash in it and then I put a little dab of butter, about a teaspoon then I had some extra sharp cheddar cheese, so I grated/shredded about 1/3 cup and sprinkled it over the shredded squash and then I had some freeze dried chives and sprinkled about 1 teaspoon over the cheese and threw the pan in the oven and baked for about 10 minutes, until cheese was melted. Took it out of the oven and let it cool for a few and then ate it. Holy goodness! Tasted soooo good!

Recipe

1 spaghetti Squash. pretty good-sized one…

Cut it in half…

clean the seeds out

Then get a glass baking dish that the squash will fit in and will fit in the microwave and put one half of the squash flat side down and fill half way with water and put in microwave for about 15-20 minutes.

once its done, flip it over (don’t burn yourself) and get a fork and scrape the sides and it will look like hash browns. That’s what it reminded me of the first time I saw Jeff do this…Then after scrapping the sides and getting all the squash that will come off the sides and bottom

add in about 2 tablespoons of butter

and salt and pepper

Mix butter and salt and pepper in and I put all the squash over the butter to help it melt and kinda stir it up best you can, then pour it in a bowl and add a little more salt and pepper and you could even add more butter if you wanted too or more pepper

So we only ate one half of the squash so we had another half leftover so I wanted to eat it the next day for lunch, but I wanted to do something different so I preheated my oven to 350 degrees and grabbed a little pan and put the other half of the spaghetti squash in it and then I put a little dab of butter, about a teaspoon then I had some extra sharp cheddar cheese, so I grated/shredded about 1/3 cup and sprinkled it over the shredded squash and then I had some freeze dried chives and sprinkled about 1 teaspoon over the cheese and threw the pan in the oven and baked for about 10 minutes, until cheese was melted. Took it out of the oven and let it cool for a few and then ate it. Holy goodness! Tasted soooo good!

Cut squash in half, lengthwise. Use a fork to remove and discard the seeds. Continue using fork to scrape the squash to get long, lovely strands. If the squash seem difficult to scrape, return the squash to bake for an additional 10 minutes.

Heat a large saute pan to med low heat add butter and onion saute for 5-7 minutes
then add garlic. When garlic becomes fragrant, add parsley, salt and spaghetti squash strands. Toss well, sprinkle in the parmesan cheese
and taste to see if you need additional salt. The spaghetti squash should have a slight crunch (i.e. not mushy) – but if you like it softer, cover the pan and cook 2 more minutes.

Just like baking a potato, you want to make a few small holes in the skin of the squash so it doesn’t burst, then roast it in an oven preheated to 350 (or even 375 depending on if you’re using your oven for other things as well). It should take about an hour. Once done, remove the squash and cut it in half right away so it doesn’t continue to bake on the inside. You can let it cool for a moment, then scrape out the seeds. Using a fork, scrape out the strands of spaghetti squash into a colander. Toss the strands with 3/4 teaspoon salt and let the squash drain while it cools completely.

Normy and I tried Spaghetti Squash for the 1st time a few weekends ago thanks to dinner at Amy’s! That dinner was kinda special! It’s not to often people cook for me, and cook good! (there I said it) So we went to Amy’s and not only was it a fabulous dinner, but it was also gluten-free and it was the first time we tried Spaghetti Squash and let me tell you! There will be many more Recipes in the future on this blog of Spaghetti Squash. Amy and ger family opened a whole new door of food for us!

So when Amy’s Hubby Jeff made us Spaghetti squash he put it in a baking dish filled half way with water. So that is how Normy and I did it. Yes I know MICROWAVE! So against the ways of JAMIE cooking!

Soooooo get you a spaghetti Squash. We got a pretty good-sized one…

Cut it in half…Or at least try to then get your hubby to help you so you don’t hurt yourself (like me)

clean the seeds out (good work Normy)

Then get a glass baking dish that the squash will fit in and will fit in the microwave and put one half of the squash flat side down and fill half way with water and put in microwave for about 15-20 minutes.

once its done, flip it over (don’t burn yourself) and get a fork and scrape the sides and it will look like hash browns. That’s what it reminded me of the first time I saw Jeff do this…Then after scrapping the sides and getting all the squash that will come off the sides and bottom
add in about 2 tablespoons of butter

and salt and pepper

Mix butter and salt and pepper in and I put all the squash over the butter to help it melt and kinda stir it up best you can, then pour it in a bowl and add a little more salt and pepper and you could even add more butter if you wanted too

or more pepper (Like me)

Serve hot and you won’t be disappointed! To me they taste like hashbrowns and look like them too!

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Hey there everyone, my name is Jamie! I first got the name crazy Jamie from my mother in law, who would call me crazy Nena, which means Crazy woman in Spanish. Then my friend Stacey, her kids would call me Crazy Jamie from the crazy, goofy things I would do with them! So here I am Crazy Jamie! I am 39 years young and LOVE all things Food! From cooking it, to looking for new recipes, to taking pictures of it, to talking about it, oh and (of course) eating it!! I did the whole culinary school thing. When I was in culinary school, I discovered that I liked cooking more than baking, the one class I didn’t like was bake shop…I thought baking was hard and it had to be exact and to me it was a lot of work….and now I am going on 3 years of baking at a cupcakes shop. Head baker! Funny how things work out. Now I think I like baking more than I like cooking! I have been married to my hubby Normando for 9 years. We got married on 8-8-08. We have our little kitty Olive that we adore! She’s our 4 legged kid! We live in Denver, Colorado! I have lived in Colorado my whole life and don’t ever want to move! I love the mountains and hiking and riding my bike! I love cooking for friends and family and love making birthday cakes, or cupcakes for friends and family. I love looking on Pinterest and trying new ingredients! I am always looking for new recipes! So I became obsessed with taking pictures of the food I would make and I wanted to share what I was making with the world. So I created this blog! I am not the best writer or speller so beware if you are a grammar person! This chic SUCKS at grammar! But I love sharing what I cook with the world! I also love sharing recipes with people as well. So this is me, welcome to my world!